A flying....lawnmower?!
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:07 pm
No joke, this mower literally flies. Funny stuff.
http://www.hugi.is/hahradi/bigboxes.php ... &f_id=1159
http://www.hugi.is/hahradi/bigboxes.php ... &f_id=1159
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:20 pm
guess i picked the wrong week to stop droppin acid.
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:24 pm
That's friggin COOL!
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:25 pm
OMG that owns, I want one!
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:13 pm
It must make trimming the trees alot easier 
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:24 pm
It's cool and all, but really dangerous 
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:14 pm
After watching that video. Iâ??m starting to think if thereâ??s some truth to the when pigs fly theory.
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:51 pm
How the HELL? That's frikkin awesome.
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:25 pm
...So?*Javed* wrote:It's cool and all, but really dangerous
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:38 pm
I think I need to up my medications....
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:40 pm
LOL nice. I gotta get me one of those. = )
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:13 pm
its not a real lawnmower. 
More like a severly deformed radio controlled airplane.
More like a severly deformed radio controlled airplane.
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:40 pm
that is teh coolest thing i have ...ever... seen 
first it's... argh that lawnmower is outof control.
and then it starts FLYING!@@!!@@
first it's... argh that lawnmower is outof control.
and then it starts FLYING!@@!!@@
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:24 am
haha nice.
looks a lot like CG tho.
looks a lot like CG tho.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:40 am
wha? hell no it's not CG. that's completely doable.
for the first minute i thought it was a VTOL lawnmower though, like they had replaced the cutting blades with a proper propellor and replaced the 2 stroke with a spasticaly overpowered engine. like a wankel engine.
for the first minute i thought it was a VTOL lawnmower though, like they had replaced the cutting blades with a proper propellor and replaced the 2 stroke with a spasticaly overpowered engine. like a wankel engine.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:49 am
Yeah, that was my first thought too, once I stopped laughing and started trying to figure it out. CG? Photoshop? Sure didn't look like it--the flight was too good. Took out the blades on a lawnmower and put in a propeller? That didn't make sense either. But then my husband pointed out that you can see sky through it when it's coming head on, the handle wobbles a bit when it lands, and the base is very thin and wing-shaped. So it's just a very clever RC plane.
Cute nonsense lyrics, too.
Cute nonsense lyrics, too.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:57 am
i loved that song when it came out. still love it.
UNF UNF UNF UNF
UNF UNF UNF UNF
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:17 am
The flying lawnmower is a real r/c aircraft. It looks like it's a handful to fly, tho. Its aerodynamic stability is probably lacking a bit.
It's not a modified lawnmower, for those who question it. It's probably mostly balsa wood and cyanoacrylate.
It's not a modified lawnmower, for those who question it.
It's probably mostly balsa wood and cyanoacrylate.Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 5:48 am
Watch closely, there is a propeller in front of it.
It's definitely not a real lawnmower, no way a ~2HP engine can lift that much weight. Nevertheless, pretty cool stuff!
It's definitely not a real lawnmower, no way a ~2HP engine can lift that much weight. Nevertheless, pretty cool stuff!
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:16 am
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:38 am
The question is: can it lift ~25 pounds along with it? If you look carefully, you can see the engine out in front.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:00 am
Any reason I'm getting a black screen?
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:48 am
You can buy that lawnmower skycutter plane for like $90 in their shop
There's a video of a flying tank with better music:
http://www.henram.com/ftzvideos/tank.wmv
Edit: the $90 only buys the basic body structure, you still need to provide your own Radio (4ch with elevon or "V" tail mixing), Engine and acc., Fuel tank, Pushrods, Wheels, Prop, Covering, glues, and basic hobby tools.
There's a video of a flying tank with better music:
http://www.henram.com/ftzvideos/tank.wmv
Edit: the $90 only buys the basic body structure, you still need to provide your own Radio (4ch with elevon or "V" tail mixing), Engine and acc., Fuel tank, Pushrods, Wheels, Prop, Covering, glues, and basic hobby tools.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:19 am
The r/c flying lawnmower has been around forever.
Other interesting R/C flying oddballs include:
Snoopy on his dog house
A Stop sign
flying saucers
Tanks and various other usually earth bound vehicles.
I did a little seraching and couldnt find pics of em all, but, These are just the ones I remember seeing in different r/c magazines, videos etc over the years when Gonz was heavy into R/C flying.
Other interesting R/C flying oddballs include:
Snoopy on his dog house
A Stop sign
flying saucers
Tanks and various other usually earth bound vehicles.
I did a little seraching and couldnt find pics of em all, but, These are just the ones I remember seeing in different r/c magazines, videos etc over the years when Gonz was heavy into R/C flying.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:31 pm
it doesnt play for me?
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:41 pm
if it's not playing, try right clicking the video and clicking "play/pause"
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:44 pm
i did, its still not playing?!?!?!!
*EDIT* i went to the video's properties and dug up the actual URL "http://media.hugi.is/hahradi/fyndnar/skycutter40-1.wmv" and it still doesnt play.
ohwell
*EDIT2* now i see why, when i right click....."Error Details" is not ghosted out....i click....it says "Server is not responding"
*EDIT* i went to the video's properties and dug up the actual URL "http://media.hugi.is/hahradi/fyndnar/skycutter40-1.wmv" and it still doesnt play.
ohwell
*EDIT2* now i see why, when i right click....."Error Details" is not ghosted out....i click....it says "Server is not responding"